# Colt Model 1861 Navy Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12240

- By: Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)
- By: Engraving attributed to Georg H. Sterzing
- Date: 1863
- Medium: Steel, brass, wood (walnut)
- Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
- Dimensions: L. 12 3/4 in. (32.39 cm); L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm); Cal. .36 in. (9.1 mm)
- Culture: American, Hartford, Connecticut
- Credit line: Gift of John E. Parsons, 1955
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24836)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/met/CRDImages/aa/web-large/LC-55_206_2-003.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)